Manage Distributed Configuration and Secrets with Spring Cloud and Vault

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Demonstrates moving application properties into a Git-backed repository served by Spring Cloud Config and fetching runtime secrets from Spring Cloud Vault Config. Covers Vault storage backends (AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL), authentication methods (token, TLS client certificates, AppRole), lease-driven automatic rotation for database credentials, and using encrypted values and HSM-backed keys so clients can fetch and refresh secrets without exposing cleartext.

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1. 0:00Distributed config intro
2. 5:59Spring Cloud Config basics
3. 13:40Vault secrets integration
4. 22:17Encryption key strategies
5. 30:04High availability setups
6. 37:33Deployment patterns
7. 47:23Security best practices
8. 48:28Q&A

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